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Schmale Reacts to Goal Line Stop Victory for Beatrice

BEATRICE - The Beatrice Orangemen knew they had a tough test on their hands Friday night. What they didn't know was that one yard would make the difference on the scoreboard.
Senior Trevor Schmale stopped Roncalli at the one yard line i...

BEATRICE - The Beatrice Orangemen knew they had a tough test on their hands Friday night. What they didn't know was that one yard would make the difference on the scoreboard.
Senior Trevor Schmale stopped Roncalli at the one yard line i...

JOHNSON - Live high school sports in Southeast Nebraska starts off with a bang for Fall 2017.
The #1 and 16-0 Johnson-Brock Eagles volleyball team will host the Diller-Odell Griffins.
The Eagles are the two-time defending state champi...

FAIRBURY - Regular mammograms are just one way for women to take care of themselves – but it's an important part of breast health.
Jefferson Community Health & Life Radiology is encouraging women to follow their doctors’ recomm...

The homegrown outdoors company that started at Dick and Mary Cabela’s kitchen table has officially sold to its top competitor.
Bass Pro Shops closed on its $5 billion purchase of Cabela’s, the companies said Monday. That ...

GENEVA - City Administrator Kyle Svec says it's a great time for the City of Geneva as Fortigen Geneva LLC is set to start producing anhydrous ammonia this fall.
"That's just the first phase of their operation. They're going to have an...

There’s no better place to hear “Kick the Dust Up” or “Rain is a Good Thing” than on a farm.
And that’s what you’ll get Thursday when country star Luke Bryan kicks off his annual farm tour at the Benes Farm just o...

BEATRICE - This happy couple is the talk of the town after Mike Splitter proposed to his girlfriend on a local billboard.
Mike laughs as he tells News Channel Nebraska, "I didn't have a better idea."
The romantic gesture has been spre...

SEWARD - A week after their offense put up nearly 600 yards and 68 points, the #7 Doane Tigers offense sputtered for only 234 yards and 10 points in a 29-18 loss to the Concordia Bulldogs.
The Bulldogs hand Doane their first loss of the ...

At Tim McGraw and Faith Hill show, country couple’s love is center of attention

They’re still like a couple of kids.
After several Grammys, a staggering number of hit songs, three children and 20 years of marriage, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill still can’t keep their eyes off each other.
From the ...

FAIRBURY - Jefferson Community Health & Life is stepping into the future, in order to better serve their patients.
For those residents who are having to travel to Lincoln for mental health treatment, the hospital will now be able to ...

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FAIRBURY - Regular mammograms are just one way for women to take care of themselves – but it's an important part of breast health.
Jefferson Community Health & Life Radiology is encouraging women to follow their doctors’ recommendations for breast cancer screening. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the hospital will host a light breakfast.
On Wednesday, October 4, communit...

FAIRBURY - After a 2-1 finish at the Crete Invite over the weekend, the Fairbury softball team continues to impress late in the season.
The Jeffs sit at 17-6 on the season, but that record can be slightly misleading. Fairbury is 12-1 against Class C schools, with their lone loss coming to Southern last Thursday. Because of the heavy Class B competition that they have played, the Jeffs will more...

As thousands of Husker football fans have flocked to Memorial Stadium for the team’s first three home games, Nebraska State Patrol troopers have been out in force, too, pulling over 38 speeders and one person driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, the State Patrol said.
The extra effort has been part of a Husker football special enforcement, with troopers on the road and i...

FAIRBURY - Regular mammograms are just one way for women to take care of themselves – but it's an important part of breast health.
Jefferson Community Health & Life Radiology is encouraging women to follow their doctors’ recommendations for breast cancer screening. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the hospital will host a light breakfast.
On Wednesday, October 4, communit...

FAIRBURY - After a 2-1 finish at the Crete Invite over the weekend, the Fairbury softball team continues to impress late in the season.
The Jeffs sit at 17-6 on the season, but that record can be slightly misleading. Fairbury is 12-1 against Class C schools, with their lone loss coming to Southern last Thursday. Because of the heavy Class B competition that they have played, the Jeffs will more...

GENEVA - City Administrator Kyle Svec says it's a great time for the City of Geneva as Fortigen Geneva LLC is set to start producing anhydrous ammonia this fall.
"That's just the first phase of their operation. They're going to have another plant that mirrors this one that's going to produce another fertilizer product, that's already in the works."
Svec, who has served as City Administrato...

FALLS CITY, Neb. - Falls City High School will host their first ever marching band competition on Saturday.
The 1st annual Falls City Marching Band Festival will be held at Jug Brown Stadium from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and will feature bands from Atchison, Syracuse, Nebraska City and Falls City.
Each band will earn a rating based on their performance and will also get a clinic after the perform...

BEATRICE - Hurricane Harvey's devastating impact affected thousands of people and animals, leaving them homeless. The Beatrice Humane Society has offered a safe environment to those animals that were in shelters that experienced either flooding or crowding. Some Texas shelters have taken in stray pets, rescued from the water.
Beatrice Humane Society Shelter Director Bryce Caulk says, "They're a...

Three Red Oak, Iowa, residents have been arrested, accused of running a marijuana growing operation, the Page County Sheriff’s Office said.
Deputies executed a search warrant on Monday at a Red Oak address, assisted by Red Oak police and firefighters and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, according a press release from the Page County Sheriff’s Office.
Two men, both 48, ...

Former State Sen. Bill Kintner apparently isn’t done with politics.
Kintner, who resigned from the Legislature under pressure from his fellow senators, appears to be running for Sarpy County assessor.
He has obtained the state certification needed to serve in the office, and a state-registered political committee is circulating a flyer on his behalf.
For his part, Kinter...